N9343C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-201T built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28R-201T cancelled May 4, 2015
- Serial number
- 28R-7803254
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 1987
- Last FAA action
- June 21, 1996
- Last owner
- Higgins Melvin W (Co-owned)
Burbank, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 180 cancelled July 27, 1955
- Serial number
- 31741
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9343C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201T · serial 28R-7803254
THE FAILURE OF THE REPAIR STATION TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A TOP OVERHAUL AND COMPLY WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD DUE TO FATIGUE AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site